Articles by Northern Miner Staff

RTZ signs partnership deal with Freeport-McMoRan

Mining giant RTZ (NYSE) has signed a definitive agreement with Freeport-McMoRan (NYSE) for a partnership arrangement announced in March (T.N.M., March 20/95).RTZ, through its wholly owned subsidiary R…


Atna picks up additional holdings

By acquiring a 60% interest in the Horsefly property, 80 km southeast of Prince Rupert, B.C., Atna Resources (VSE) will expand its holdings along an extensively altered and metamorphosed belt of volca…


Africa faces global competition

Representatives from 28 African governments were on hand to provide information on mineral opportunities in their countries during the second annual Africa Mining Investment Symposium held recently in…


Pan American sees silver lining

Plans to gain a minority interest in a Mexican silver producer have collapsed for Pan American Silver (TSE), which is now investigating other acquisitions and joint ventures.The company had reached an…


Venoro to acquire gold mine interest

An agreement reached with Colombia-based Sociedad Agrominera El Cerro sets the stage for Venoro Gold (VSE) to acquire an interest in a small, operating gold mine in Antioquia, Colombia.Agrominera will…


Coral and Amax Gold reach new agreement

A new agreement is in place that allows Amax Gold (NYSE) to continue to earn a 60% interest in Coral Gold’s (VSE) Robertson project. The property lies within the Battle Mountain trend in Nevada’s Cres…


COMMENTARY — Single window would cut costs

Companies wanting to invest in the Canadian mining industry often find themselves tangled in a seemingly endless sea of red tape; red tape which must be cut through, tied up, rubber-stamped, re-packag…


Electra plans to prolong Aurora’s output

While mining has temporarily ceased at the Aurora gold mine in southwestern Nevada, Electra Mining Consolidated (VSE) expects that production from existing ore on the heap-leach pads will continue int…


Musto shareholders support offer

Shareholders of International Musto Explorations (TSE) have tendered almost 33.4 million shares (or about 98% of those that are outstanding) in favor of a bid made by Rio Algom (TSE) and Australian-ba…


Kinross takes on Nevada project

For a half interest in the Goldbanks gold property near Winnemucca, Nev., Kinross Gold (TSE) will pay Restoration Minerals, a small private company, US$6 million and 800,000 shares of Kinross stock.Ki…



EDITORIAL PAGE — Expect the unexpected

Residents of Ontario will go to the polls in early June to decide which political leader will hold the reins of power for the next four years. And not long after that, British Columbians will do the s…


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